Jonathan Murrietta

Nyquist Breeder Adding to Family Legacy

When the Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale gets underway today, the goal on everyone's mind, of course, is to buy this year's Nyquist. The $400,000 2015 2yo Fasig graduate heads to the April 2 Florida Derby as one of the favorites, and is in line to collect a $1 million bonus if he wins, and is on [...]

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Connections Hoping to See Talent from Zenyatta Colt

The wait is finally over. Zenyatta's son Ziconic (Tapit) debuts in a seven-furlong maiden special weight Saturday at Santa Anita for owners Jerry and Ann Moss and trainer John Shirreffs. “We're kind of anxious to see how he performs,” Shirreffs said. “We've waited for this for a long time.” Shirreffs added that the chestnut colt [...]

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The Cyclone Brewing West

It has been a little over a year now since jockey Santiago Gonzalez came to ride in the United States, and today, the Venezuelan currently sits atop the jockey leader board at Santa Anita Park. On an overcast Friday morning before the day's races at Santa Anita, Gonzalez harkened back to a special moment riding [...]

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Dashing Through the Show

Retired racehorses showcased their talents around the show ring, spreading good cheer to racing fans and show horse fans alike at the 3rd Annual Trainer vs. Jockey Calcutta. And riding those ex-racehorses were top trainers and jockeys from the Southern California Racing circuit, who came to support the California Retirement Management Account (CARMA), a 501 [...]

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Kentucky's Normandy Farm on an International Stage
Kentucky's Normandy Farm on an International Stage

When Nancy Polk, the owner and property manager of Lexington, Kentucky's Normandy Farm, bought Miss Hot Salsa for $100,000 at the 2003 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, she couldn't have imagined that she would give her and the farm its first Breeders' Cup champion. But 12 years later, when Mongolian Saturday (Any Given Saturday) captured [...]

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